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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “shea” with Change Limit: [1] [2]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
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238 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
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(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
shea7603157(None) 
rhea75017431rhea
sea36161291s_ea
sha69837781sh_a
she66837691she_
sheaf115424121sheaf
sheal84927701sheal
shear85424831shear
sheas86331791sheas
shed86536151shed
shes75734351shes
shew108030761shew
shwa106014961shwa
aha611246642ah_a
ahead96817052ahead
ahed89536252ahed
ahem97225362ahem
area45843402area
asea46327182asea
ashed97829772ashed
ashen87818672ashen
ashes86230612ashes
bohea105013732bohea
cheap126915942cheap
cheat105732452cheat
chef125125622chef
chela103916802chela
chew126622132chew
chez184519022chez
chia96026622chia
flea75628492flea
ghee85726112ghee
ha510259942_h_a
hae67364002_hae
he58151952_he_
head87137172_head
heal75645692_heal
heap96432892_heap
hear76143882_hear
heat77061422_heat
heh96039622_heh
hem86148732_hem
hen67555272_hen
hep86644142_hep
her66547812_her
hes66654202_hes
het67674312_het
hew97642722_hew
hex137436172_hex
hey96741062_hey
idea59122782idea
ilea45931462ilea
kea76540922_kea
kheda1346542kheda
khet116328632khet
lea37660182_lea
odea56224572odea
ohed87825182ohed
ohia75719362ohia
olea46532722olea
pea56657242_pea
phew128417112phew
plea66830602plea
rheas84816952rheas
sae38365182sae_
saga55331172saga
scena74815782scena
schema1388372schema
schwa13426842schwa
seal45654372s_eal
seam66645972s_eam
sear47353842s_ear
seas45755272s_eas
seat47575562s_eat
sec55945322s_ec
see35772262s_ee
seed55549482seed
seek85935482seek
seel45042982seel
seem65438562seem
seen46943122seen
seep66540342seep
seer45547042seer
sees45361052sees
seg45544882s_eg
sei36048932s_ei
sel38253322s_el
sen36058522s_en
ser36752402s_er
sera46141392sera
set36681252s_et
seta45637312seta
sew66247262s_ew
sex107043222s_ex
sh56828522sh__
shad86230912shad
shag86430562shag
shah105627782shah
sham96436362sham
shat76456602shat
shaw108132552shaw
shay107133342shay
sheafs124912882sheafs
sheals94420642sheals
shears93820902shears
sheath12412892sheath
sheave124514002sheave
sheds96122702sheds
sheen85023312sheen
sheep105321522sheep
sheer84726892sheer
sheet84836962sheet
sheik122514662sheik
sheila969842sheila
shelf115221112shelf
shell84424122shell
shelta93111792shelta
shend94719972shend
shent85933502shent
sheol84318372sheol
sherd96321152sherd
sherpa1138092sherpa
shewn115715702shewn
shews115924712shews
shh97121072sh_h
shied96125492shied
shiel811023772shiel
shier85428942shier
shies86136552shies
shim95827862shim
shin75634312shin
ship95228242ship
shit76745942shit
shiv105721172shiv
shiva115915002shiva
shlep104914832shlep
shmear1176932shmear
shmo95318102shmo
shoal83920272shoal
shoat85633952shoat
shod86225062shod
shoe75933442shoe
shoed95723012shoed
shoer84722162shoer
shoes85429662shoes
shog86025142shog
shoo75929892shoo
shop95629842shop
shot76150262shot
show106229192show
shred98125612shred
shrew119720172shrew
shri76021702shri
shul75823152shul
shun75122772shun
shut76137592shut
shwas116415102shwas
shy96728192sh_y
shyer114714782shyer
sika86021332sika
sima64730792sima
ska76925862s_ka
skean94415622skean
skee85431472skee
skeg95316162skeg
skep105219352skep
skew116218762skew
skua86113152skua
sled55334372sled
slew76228232slew
smear74416392smear
smew95017732smew
sneak96016172sneak
sneap75514822sneap
sned56026052sned
soba64927922soba
soca66330052soca
soda56329392soda
sofa75625602sofa
soja115619512soja
sola45541862sola
soma65635292soma
sora45746912sora
soya75724432soya
spa55730812s_pa
spae65034322spae
speak114618672speak
spean74620512spean
spear75821062spear
spec85821972spec
sped76031492sped
spew95421872spew
stead65520272stead
steak95219802steak
steal56125472steal
steam76322932steam
stela54019042stela
stem610628252stem
step67126292step
stet45947322stet
stew77525462stew
stey76224412stey
stoa45425912stoa
suba64926602suba
sue35651462sue_
sued56537932sued
suer45334032suer
sues46247652sues
suet46754822suet
sura45740292sura
swear85316852swear
sweat85628402sweat
tea37353322_tea
thae76825562thae
the67436052the_
theca103311452theca
thee78039062thee
them97427042them
then78429692then
theta83414572theta
thew108226232thew
they107223752they
toea46732332toea
urea46528062urea
usher84517762usher
usnea539392usnea
uvea74712652uvea
wha96422072wh_a
wheal115716182wheal
wheat114924572wheat
whee105429592whee
when105723042when
whet105133782whet
whew137618782whew
whey135018712whey
whoa106615202whoa
yea66445752_yea
zoea137118422zoea

Search took 2 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter178691298720.283631417.0
2DLD Change Limit298722380.92032469.6
3Display Results2382380.0633777.8
 (SQL Overall)1786912381.266141146.1
 
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